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EV Fan
03-21-2020, 06:42 PM
Cold weather poses a challenge for EVs (though hardly a deal-breaker, as thousands of Norwegian drivers can attest). Not only does battery performance take a hit in low temperatures, but the resistance heating systems used in most EVs consume power, reducing range.Tesla has addressed that issue with the design of the ModelY, which will be [...]

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